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'House of the Dragon' Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: The Battle of Rook's Rest Leads to Death and Betrayal

'Game of Thrones' prequel series 'House of the Dragon' played out an epic battle in season 2, episode 4 -- but what does it all mean?

The blacks know that they need to respond with force, but Rhaenyra ( Emma D'Arcy) refuses to let her son, Jacaerys (Harry Collett), lead the charge -- instead sending Rhaenys ( Eve Best) and her dragon, Meleys. However, a wrench is almost immediately thrown in the plan as a drunken and reckless King Aegon II ( Tom Glynn-Carney) also shows up on dragon back -- eager to prove himself after a disquieting conversation with his mother, Queen Regent Alicent ( Olivia Cooke). The Battle of Rook's Rest plays out in largely similar fashion in Fire & Blood with one notable difference being that Aegon was part of Ser Criston's secret plan of attack all along.

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